A man wanted for an attempted homicide in Washington D.C. was captured Friday at the Keystone Job Corps Center in Drums, federal officials said.

Gregory "Fat Greg" Harris, 23, was wanted in connection with the May 24 shooting of a woman outside a liquor store in the nation's capital, according to an arrest warrant issued in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Agents with the Fugitive Task Force of the U.S. Marshals office located Harris after receiving information from the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, said Martin Pane, U.S. Marshal for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Harris was watching a fight outside a liquor store when he fired several shots, according to the arrest warrant. One of the shots struck Sadae Avant in the neck. Avant was taken to a hospital, where she was listed in critical but stable condition.

The job corps center offers education and vocational training to low-income students age 16 and older. It was not clear Monday how Harris gained entry into the program with the charges pending against him. The arrest warrant was issued on June 11.

Information on when Harris began his residency at the center could not be obtained Monday. Gerry McGroarty, assistant director at the center, did not return a phone message seeking an explanation.

Harris appeared before U.S. District Magistrate Judge Thomas Blewitt on Monday for a hearing to determine if he is the person listed on the arrest warrant. He waived that hearing and requested his case be immediately transferred to the District of Columbia for further proceedings.

tbesecker@timesshamrock.com

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